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A new format on RGT is unfolding tomorrow evening, as the first stage of the Wingman Cup takes place.  The competition is spread out over two time slots, GMT and EST, to include a larger group of riders. The format is simple but intriguing. Teams of two riders are battling out to get the best overall time. Only the time of the fastest rider will count towards the GC, which will put a lot of emphasis on the strategy. Should you work for your sprinter? Try to establish a breakaway? Or just wait and see what the other teams do, with the risk of losing out on the winning move. The Wingman Cup EST edition has a lot of strong riders sign up. With his win on the last Watts Up Crit Series, Connor Willson and his teammate are surely the favorites with their team Lakeshore Cycling Club. Benoît Dufour, finishing second, and Maxime Turcotte, finishing third, will team up as Happy Enders to fight for the overall win. This series will bring to the platform some new riders coming from Team Siboir...

Almost three weeks have passed, since the last mighty climb up the Galibier. People are back to their normal riding routines, which for most parts, does not include 5 all-out efforts a week. It was tough, but now it is time, to sum up, and look forward to a new season. Tour de Monde was a great way to start the year and a fantastic success in almost all aspects. RGT pressroom has met up with the three guys behind the scenes, Mike Lister, Samir Dawlatly, and James Ogilvie to a chat on how they saw the tour, and what to expect from future events.  First of all, congrats on a well-run event. How did it go, from an organizer's point of view?   SD: I think it went well. I don't think we really set ourselves any objectives before we set out so it's difficult to measure success objectively. But there are lots of things I think we can be proud of For example, the number of riders who did at least one stage, the number of riders doing all stages. Introducing the concept of racing ...

Written by our riding reporter Robert Gill First of all Thank you to the 81 people who signed up for the race and in particular to the 45 who made it to the top. Your support of the race is gratefully received and much like I said last week, I know we can continue to grow and introduce new friends to the joy of climbing. The Dolomites are the graveyard of millions of sea creatures, their bones solidified in to limestone structures that have dominated the landscape over the last 250million years; first as coral reefs and then as mythical craggy outcrops. In to the present day, the Dolomites continue to provide suitably heroic graves for cyclists bludgeoned to death by the incessant gradients. I'm sure many of the Mountain Goats count themselves amongst these after today's ride! The race was won by R.2cn who finished in an excellent time of 33:32. Chapeau! The second step of the podium was taken by Matteo Zwaenepoel just 25 seconds behind. Close behind in third was Christophe Con...